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Pianists · b. 1939

Bob James

American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer (born 1939)

Born: 25 December 1939
Marshall
Country: United States
Record labels: Columbia Records, Warner Bros. Records, ESP-Disk, CTI Records, MNRK Music Group
Discography: 42 albums

Biography

Bob James is a jazz musician who plays piano, musical keyboard and organ. Bob James was born on 25 December 1939 in Marshall. The music is usually filed under jazz and cool jazz. Record labels: Columbia Records, Warner Bros. Records, ESP-Disk and CTI Records. The discography here lists 42 albums, from “One” (1974) to “Just Us” (2025). Honours include Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance (1981) and Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance (1987).

Robert McElhiney James (born December 25, 1939) is an American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. He founded the band Fourplay and wrote "Angela", the theme song for the TV show Taxi. According to VICE, music from his first seven albums has often been sampled and has been widely used in hip hop. Among his most well known recordings are "Nautilus", "Westchester Lady", "Tappan Zee", and his version of "Take Me to the Mardi Gras".

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Also plays on

Albums where Bob James is credited as a sideman

1965	¡Viva! Vaughan — Sarah Vaughan	piano
1965	Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook — Sarah Vaughan	arranger
1967	It’s a Man’s World — Sarah Vaughan	arranger
1967	Sassy Swings Again — Sarah Vaughan	piano
1969	Crying Song — Hubert Laws	electric piano, organ
1970	The Other Side of Abbey Road — George Benson	piano
1970	Stonebone — J & K	keyboard, arranger
1970	Afro-Classic — Hubert Laws	electric piano
1971	Smackwater Jack — Quincy Jones	electric piano
1971	Inner City Blues — Grover Washington, Jr.	arranger, conductor, electric piano
1971	The Rite of Spring — Hubert Laws	piano
1972	All the King's Horses — Grover Washington, Jr.	arranger, conductor
1972	We Got a Good Thing Going — Hank Crawford	arranger, electric piano
1973	Blues Farm — Ron Carter	electric piano
1973	Skylark — Paul Desmond	keyboard, piano, electric piano
1973	Soul Box Vol. 1 — Grover Washington, Jr.	arranger, conductor, piano, electric piano
1973	Soul Box — Grover Washington, Jr.	arranger, conductor, piano, electric piano
1973	Soul Box Vol. 2 — Grover Washington, Jr.	arranger, conductor, piano, electric piano
1973	Mizrab — Gábor Szabó	arranger, conductor, keyboard
1973	Rambler — Gábor Szabó	piano, organ, synthesizer
1973	Don’t Mess With Mister T. — Stanley Turrentine	arranger, conductor, electric piano, piano
1973	New Beginnings — Morgana King	arranger, keyboard
1973	Wildflower — Hank Crawford	arranger, conductor
1973	Forecast — Eric Gale	arranger, electric piano, marimba, organ, synthesizer
1974	She Was Too Good To Me — Chet Baker	electric piano
1974	Olinga — Milt Jackson	instrument arranger
1974	Performance — Esther Phillips	electric piano, piano
1974	Then There Was Light, Volume 2 — Hubert Laws	piano, keyboard
1974	In the Beginning — Hubert Laws	piano, keyboard
1974	Power of Soul — Idris Muhammad	arranger, conductor, keyboard